I live in N MI and have had the chance to do this a little. I've never trained to actually swim the straits but during the bridge walk on Labor Day they will make the 5 mile swim from north to south. I'd love to do it but that is a lot of swimming. I think it is weather dependent too. Helpful link
But having officiated and watched lots of basketball I can tell you that the spirit of the OP is correct even if his delivery was not extremely concise. "Charging" used to be simply one of the many violations which fell under the greater "player control" foul. If the call was still simply called as "player control" I think you would see less "charges." Is that enough "quotes?" We can probably all agree that there is something extremely un-basketball and un-athletic about identifying an athletic move to the hoop and then sprinting to a location to hope for a 50/50 call to go your way. I would also argue that officials have exacerbated this particular call by acting like the center of attention when making it. The NBA official's fist punch is especially offensive to my viewing eyes.
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Sweet! I moved to Boyne City nine years ago and we absolutely love it. Are you relocating for work?
I live in N MI and have had the chance to do this a little. I've never trained to actually swim the straits but during the bridge walk on Labor Day they will make the 5 mile swim from north to south. I'd love to do it but that is a lot of swimming. I think it is weather dependent too. Helpful link
But having officiated and watched lots of basketball I can tell you that the spirit of the OP is correct even if his delivery was not extremely concise. "Charging" used to be simply one of the many violations which fell under the greater "player control" foul. If the call was still simply called as "player control" I think you would see less "charges." Is that enough "quotes?" We can probably all agree that there is something extremely un-basketball and un-athletic about identifying an athletic move to the hoop and then sprinting to a location to hope for a 50/50 call to go your way. I would also argue that officials have exacerbated this particular call by acting like the center of attention when making it. The NBA official's fist punch is especially offensive to my viewing eyes.